Masoretica — Genesis 1:1 in the Penn CAJS Halper 28 (non-consecutive Psalms Genizah leaves)

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Genesis 1:1 is not included in Penn CAJS Halper 28 (non-consecutive Psalms Genizah leaves).

This manuscript includes: Two non-consecutive parchment leaves preserving Psalms 106:5–107:37 and 118:29–119:86. OPenn mounts one side of both leaves together in each of two composite photographs. Each leaf has one 26-line column, with a large central gap in every odd line; Tiberian vowels and cantillation accompany the text. The leaves are damaged and stained, with erasures and losses concentrated at the upper exterior corner, and the catalogue records numerous vocalization and orthographic variants from the standard Masoretic text.

Next available versePsalms 106:5

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